crazycanuck
02-16-2007, 06:19 PM
I normally don't share stories of my rides as they're not that exciting.
Today's however was awesome & thought I might share. I would post the area from Google Earth but i'm on dial up.
I was invited on a hills ride with the lady that runs our tri group & some other chickies. I had no idea if i could keep up but hey i went along.
We started at 6am & headed out towards the hills. I don't have the greatest vision with my left eye at the best of times, never mind trying to follow someone's wheel & keep up! It was pretty flat & quiet until we hit the HILL. Up until then I think we were doing about 30km or so/hr.
This is one of the only BIG hills in Perth & have always wanted to ride up it. Not a suggestion in the middle of the day as it's very very busy but early am is just fine.
So up & up & up we went. I am not fast on the hills and kept my speed around 10km/hr. I stayed in the saddle some of the time (good practice for my mtn bike rides!) and stood the other half. At no time did I feel I had to stop and kept very close to the lovely lady in front of me. I thought if i can see her back wheel, i'm just fine. I may have been the slowest but I made it up!!!! :)
Right, followed Welshpool road East until Canning road where the hills continued and then into Kalamunda.
We stopped at a coffee shop in Kalamnuda & this is where I turned to mush. Until then I hadn't really had the recommended 500ml of water nor any cliff bloks or my endura bar. I thought i was going to faint & was not feeling well at all. Someone gave me some gummy snakes & i came back. Oh dear :eek: don't do this at home k.Please make sure you eat and drink properly on a long bike ride.
After ensuring the others I was ok we headed off. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it's downhill for most of the ride back. This is where I struggle-speed and being able to focus when my eyes are watering-:eek: I kept my speed going down at 40km/hr.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee...most of the motorists were pretty good in terms of giving us room. weeeeeeeeeeeeeee..
I tried to drink as much as i could on the way back & eat my cliff bloks. If i could just reach the back pockets of my AV jersey, all would be good. Made it back in good time but was the last one in.
I think the total elevation climbed was 500m. This may not sound like much but as i said, it's one of the main hills around perth. I think it was about 25-40min of continual hills :)
I'd love to do the ride again!!!
Off & away.....C :)
Today's however was awesome & thought I might share. I would post the area from Google Earth but i'm on dial up.
I was invited on a hills ride with the lady that runs our tri group & some other chickies. I had no idea if i could keep up but hey i went along.
We started at 6am & headed out towards the hills. I don't have the greatest vision with my left eye at the best of times, never mind trying to follow someone's wheel & keep up! It was pretty flat & quiet until we hit the HILL. Up until then I think we were doing about 30km or so/hr.
This is one of the only BIG hills in Perth & have always wanted to ride up it. Not a suggestion in the middle of the day as it's very very busy but early am is just fine.
So up & up & up we went. I am not fast on the hills and kept my speed around 10km/hr. I stayed in the saddle some of the time (good practice for my mtn bike rides!) and stood the other half. At no time did I feel I had to stop and kept very close to the lovely lady in front of me. I thought if i can see her back wheel, i'm just fine. I may have been the slowest but I made it up!!!! :)
Right, followed Welshpool road East until Canning road where the hills continued and then into Kalamunda.
We stopped at a coffee shop in Kalamnuda & this is where I turned to mush. Until then I hadn't really had the recommended 500ml of water nor any cliff bloks or my endura bar. I thought i was going to faint & was not feeling well at all. Someone gave me some gummy snakes & i came back. Oh dear :eek: don't do this at home k.Please make sure you eat and drink properly on a long bike ride.
After ensuring the others I was ok we headed off. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee it's downhill for most of the ride back. This is where I struggle-speed and being able to focus when my eyes are watering-:eek: I kept my speed going down at 40km/hr.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee...most of the motorists were pretty good in terms of giving us room. weeeeeeeeeeeeeee..
I tried to drink as much as i could on the way back & eat my cliff bloks. If i could just reach the back pockets of my AV jersey, all would be good. Made it back in good time but was the last one in.
I think the total elevation climbed was 500m. This may not sound like much but as i said, it's one of the main hills around perth. I think it was about 25-40min of continual hills :)
I'd love to do the ride again!!!
Off & away.....C :)